Advanced Clinical Practitioner

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

37.5 hours per week

We are looking for an enthusiastic and well-motivated individual to enable us to expand our well-established team of General Practitioners (GPs) and Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) working across the Urgent and Emergency Care Centre Primary Care stream and GP Out of Hours service.

The successful applicant will hold a Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent with experience of out of hours, urgent and primary care. We will consider clinicians in year three of MSc ACP training. You will be required to work unsociable hours on a rotational basis to meet the demands of the service.

Applicants must be registered with either the NMC or HCPC.

Main duties of the job

Rotherham Urgent and Emergency Care (UECC) operates in an innovative and exciting way, using GPs and ACPs to provide primary care consultations.

This role will involve clinicians providing high quality clinical assessment, intervention, and treatment plans for undifferentiated patients, including children presenting to the primary care stream of the UECC and / or the GP out of hours service. You will work as an autonomous practitioner making appropriate referrals or discharging patients whilst utilising critical thinking and a sound evidence base. You will be expected to work across services delivering a wide range of consultation skills, including the provision of a primary care streaming, face to face consultations, telephone triage/consultations and home visiting within the local area. You will be expected to offer support for our trainee ACP workforce and junior colleagues.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

Date posted

19 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year Pro rata/per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9165-24-02-096

Job locations

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current Professional NMC/HCPC Registration
Degree level Qualification
Teaching/ Mentorship Qualification
Qualified in Non-Medical Prescribing (v300)
Msc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent
Evidence of Ongoing Professional Development
Portfolio evidencing competency as an ACP

Desirable

Current Advanced Life Support Qualification (Essential if Inpatient or UECC ACP, Desirable if Community or non-inpatient ACP)

Experience

Essential

Demonstrate experience in a senior post
Experience in multi-disciplinary staff working
Experience of working with acutely ill patients
Experience of working independently
Experience in education of staff

Knowledge

Essential

Excellent Communication skills with clear written and oral skills
Effective organisational abilities, supervisory skills, leadership and change management skills
Awareness of current health service priorities, national and local nursing and quality agenda

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current Professional NMC/HCPC Registration
Degree level Qualification
Teaching/ Mentorship Qualification
Qualified in Non-Medical Prescribing (v300)
Msc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent
Evidence of Ongoing Professional Development
Portfolio evidencing competency as an ACP

Desirable

Current Advanced Life Support Qualification (Essential if Inpatient or UECC ACP, Desirable if Community or non-inpatient ACP)

Experience

Essential

Demonstrate experience in a senior post
Experience in multi-disciplinary staff working
Experience of working with acutely ill patients
Experience of working independently
Experience in education of staff

Knowledge

Essential

Excellent Communication skills with clear written and oral skills
Effective organisational abilities, supervisory skills, leadership and change management skills
Awareness of current health service priorities, national and local nursing and quality agenda

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.